Northwood Flag Football League. Logo designed by Sebastian Pribula ’24.
Flag football saw its debut in the 1930s in the military. It was the perfect way for cadets to stay fit and play one of the most popular games in the country without getting injured. Last year, flag football was shortlisted as a proposed discretionary event for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and now flag football is an official Olympic sport. It seems very appropriate now that Northwood should have its own league, being situated in an Olympic town.
I remember when I first visited Northwood, I saw a soccer turf, and I knew right away football was not something popular here, but I wanted to make it a thing. In my first year here, we casually played around with a football, but I was hoping for more. Last summer, when I was in Quebec, I played in a five-against-five mix league, and that’s when I knew Northwood needed flag football.
Julianne Brochu ’25 (left) and NFFL found Lea Lambert ’24. Photo provided.
The Northwood Flag Football League will include approximately ten teams of five. Each team would be made of three boys and two girls, and each team would have a captain. Playing five against five would allow us to play multiple games at once on the indoor turf. The five-player team includes an offense made of a quarterback, a snap, and three receivers. The defense is made up of one rusher, one safety, a mike, and 2 defensives players.
After having all the teams set, I plan to have a meeting in the auditorium to specify the rules so that we don’t have to deal with confusion in the middle of a real game.
This is strictly for fun, and everyone should participate because my one and only goal is to create a sense of unity (the school theme for the 2023-24 year) between students.
